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` Greenwich, in the `county of `Fairfield and :Sawing Down` rDrees; and I do hereby'def had to the,` accompanying drawings,

whichll` Figure isaplancr top view ofthe machine forsawing down trees constructed af- `l tral section `ofl the same through the line `mw, in Fig..l. Fig; 3,-shows` afront view of my invention arranged forcutting l up the trees cut down into short pieces.

Similar letters of reference in each of the `several figures indicate corresponding parts. The nature of invention consists in providing a narrow segmental shape saw c ing said frame connected at its back "eX- V25 tremity by a fulcrumpin to a horizont-al slide which is arrangedand plays back and `forth in a groove formed in the top of the saw mill frame.` "The said saw frame being `connected to a crankshaft through a very p long lever and two links which have proper fulcra, and consequently has a reciprocating motion in the path of a `circle struck from the aXis upon which it turns. `At the same time thatthe saw frame with the saw has this motion it is caused to have a forward motion lin a parallel direction by the action Iof aweightandthusfeedup to the tree as fast as the cutting isperformed by the saw in its reciprocating motion. l 1 4.0` By my arrangement, as will be `presently clearly shown, I secure two necessary movements to effect the desired object and also compensatefor theforward motion or feed ofthe saw. and prevent all the strain and `jarring usually resulting from `the position ofthe connecting leverbeing changed to a l `tance that the saw is fed forward. I also l 5.0 `segmental shape saw `and having a `space between the back edge ofthe same and the `fulcrum of its frame, to insert a wedge when l the saw is only ashort distance in the tree and thus 'frevent the weight of the tree `cramping and causing the sawto buckle and break. 'l i `Be it known that I, SIMON lIivceRsoLL, of`

l State of Connecticut-,chave invented. a new, l 5 and useful Improvement in "Sawmills for-P l i Clare that thefollowing `isa fullfclear, and exact.description-ofthe same, reference be# 10 forming .i partgof this specification, in

` ter myinvention." Fig. 2, is a vertical cen-V blade and arranging it in a frame and havgreater or less angle, according to the dis-v am `enabled,fonaaccount `of using a narrow j#NUMTEDysrrnrns PATENT ormonl i l sinvioninennsoni., or eniemwicn,"coiwimrlcu'r.l

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"Speciseann afnemers Patent No. 12,821', ated May s, 1855.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and luse 1my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

QQA, A, Figs. 1v` and 2represent the saw `jframe;']3iB the gearinglfor operating the Salm i C, is the `saw framemade of triangular shape, `and D, the saw of segmental shape yarrangedin. the front part of the frame C,A lasshown; this saw is made very narrow so that la `space `may be formed between` the cross."A piece a, of the frame C; and thus allow of a wedge `@being employed to ease the` movement of the sawl while under the `weight `of theztreeor while sawingyit is also made narrow that it shall onlyhave to enter the treemaV short distance `before a wedge can be inserted, and of segmental shape so as to correspond to the motion of the saw frame .and cut from end to end.

`The saw frame C, is placed in a horizontal position and turns on a fulcrum E, which `1s secured ina slide F, as shown. By thus arranging the saw, friction is avoided owing i to its having a rolling aXis.

"Gr, is the groove, in the top of the frame A, in which the slide F `moves back and forth.

H, is the main lever or connecting rod of the saw frame.` This rod connects bya fulcrum pin c, to the crank shaft I, and is jointed to a link J, which has its fulcrum at cZ,-and is also connected to the center 'of the saw frame by a slotted link K, as

`shown,-said link having fulcra at e, f, as

shown in Fig. 1.

L, L, L, L, are pulleys arranged on the frame A; N, a cord connecting with the front end of the slide and passing around the pulleys L, L, L, L, as shown, and having a weight M, attached to its end. It is by this arrangement that the feed of the saw frame up to the work is effected.

By having a very long lever and attaching it at a point as far as possible from the crankshaft it may be evidentthat the saw can make a much greater movement andy have more freedom of motion. And by employing an additional link J, in connection with it the saw frame may have a movement SaW will not be effected to any eXtent as 'Y each of the connections is formed by a loose joint.

The legs of the frame A, may beadjustable so as to elevate the saw to any position desired to suit circumstances.

By employing the arrangement shown and described, in a vertical position as shown in Fig. 3, it will answer admirably for sawing up the timber into short pieces after it is cut down. Of course a separate machine will be necessary for each operation: that is one for sawing down and the other for cutting up the timber.

Operation: The machine Fig. 2, is chained or clamped to the log or stump after the saw is in proper position for cutting; power is applied to the driving shaft and motion transmitted through the gearing B, B', I, to the lever H, J, and from it by the link K, to the saw frame; the motion the saw has given it causes it to move in the path of a circle as indicated in red. At the some time that the saw has this motion the weight M, through the cords and slide gives the saw a parallel forward motion and thus feeds it up to the tree as fast as the sawing is performed. When the full width of the blade has entered the tree a wedge Z9, is inserted, as shown in red, behind the saw and the cramping and breaking of the saw thereby prevented.

This machine is very light cheap and portable and also very useful for the purposes intended.

What I claim as new and useful herein and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The manner herein described of giving to the segmental saw its reciprocating action during the forward feed of the same by means of the pitman H) connected by link rod (K) to the saw frame and by joint or link rod (J') to the slide carrying the saw or saw frame and giving forward feed thereio, slilibstantially as and for the purposes set Iort Witnesses:

W. MCMULLEN, D. B. TAYLOR. 

